Ace and the Red Hair Pirates
"Hmm?" Ace raised his eyebrows in confusion, and his palms ignited flames again, turning into a pair of firebirds with spread wings, screaming and swooping down on the mother spider.
"Bing!" The female spider roared, allowing the firebird to land on her body and swallow up all the flames. The black shell on her body gradually became brighter.
The temperature in the cave soared instantly, heat waves rolled, and the air was distorted with heat, as if it were in a furnace.
"Keep retreating!" Meli asked Deuce and the others to retreat back the way they came. She condensed a water curtain in front of her to prevent the heat from spreading further.
The flames continued to fall on the mother spider and were absorbed by its body. The dark body became brighter and brighter, like iron burned through in a furnace.
"Is it absorbing the flames?" The firelight revealed the boy's profile, which was red from the high temperature, and his black hair was dancing wildly.
Merry warned loudly: "Ace! Its absorption limit is high. Increase the firepower and burst it."
"learn."
boom--
The flames on Ace's body surged again, and a huge fire dragon rose from the ground under his feet, roaring and rolling towards the mother spider.
It was a high temperature that could even vaporize rocks. Wherever the fire dragon passed, the rock walls turned red.
The female spider was entangled by the fire dragon, and the red light on her body turned from bright to fierce, and then to pale white, approaching its limit.
“Hmm——”
The limit has been reached, the mother spider lets out a final scream, and a ball of hot light explodes inside its body.
"Boom!" The shock wave swept across the entire cave, carrying magma and body fragments, and the dazzling light engulfed the entire cave.
Meli's water curtain evaporated instantly, and the heat wave surged.
Fortunately, Ace was prepared and flew in front of Merry in advance. The flames condensed into a wall of fire, protecting his companions and absorbing all the impact.
......
After a long time, the dust settled.
The flames faded, and only a huge charred pit remained where the mother spider had stood.
The area around the cave was baked by high temperature, and the surface stones peeled off, revealing the fine golden light underneath.
"Huh?! What is this? Gold!!!" Ace smiled in surprise, "Merry! Come quickly!"
"Gold? Is it real?" Meli looked at the golden light on the wall and reached out to pick it in disbelief. His fingertips were immediately covered with a thin golden powder.
From the distance in the cave, the anxious footsteps and shouts of Deuce and others could be heard.
"Ace! Merry! Are you still alive?"
"Intact. Come over here, everyone! We've made a great discovery!"
A moment later, exclamations came one after another in the cave.
"Wow! Is this gold?"
"This whole wall is sparkling. It's a gold mine!"
The flames flickered and projected onto the stone wall, reflecting off the golden surface, making it dazzling.
Zeus picked up a dagger and tried to pry it open, but he could only scrape off a layer of gold dust. When he twisted it with his fingertips, it scattered like stardust, sparkling and charming.
“It’s a gold mine!”
"I'm rich! I'm rich!"
Several people enthusiastically tried various ways to dig for gold and stone, but with little success.
"Get out of the way, let me do it." Ace cracked his knuckles and swung his fist violently.
boom--
After a few punches, the stone wall cracked into a spider web, and several pieces of gold ore as big as human heads fell and rolled to the feet of the crowd.
Everyone took off their shirts and used them as temporary bags. They packed up the gold ore and exited the cave along the same route.
The bison was startled by the explosion and separated from the herd. It was just encountered by Meli and Ace, who knocked it down and took it away as dinner for tonight.
The group returned to the beach.
The setting sun has already fallen to the edge of the horizon, dyeing the beach orange.
Wallace squatted on the deck and saw Merry and his crew from a distance. He waved to them and said, "Captain! You're so slow."
"Hahaha, I encountered a little accident." Ace walked in front, carrying a bison on his left and a bag of gold ore on his right. His unrestrained smile was more dazzling than the sunset. "Today's harvest is very rich!"
"Oh? What is this?"
"We found a gold mine!"
"What? Gold mine?" Michal came out of the cabin following the sound.
Everyone put the ore on the deck, and the ore scattered all over the ground became even more dazzling under the setting sun.
Michal took one look and smiled: "Congratulations, you've harvested a pile of 'fool's gold'. Well, these stones are probably worth... a thousand berries."
"What?" Everyone was disappointed.
"One thousand Baileys... that's not even enough for the wine."
Michal continued to explain: "These are pyrites. They are not valuable because they look like gold. They are also called 'fool's gold'."
"What? I thought we were going to get rich."
"It's been a waste of half a day's work."
"Never mind, at least the bison is real."
"Yes, let's eat."
"Let's eat!"
A bonfire was soon lit on the beach.
The cleaned bison and wild sheep were skewered on sharpened wooden sticks and roasted over the campfire. The aroma of the meat soon filled the air.
The sky darkened completely, and the night sky was filled with diamond-like stars.
Everyone sat around the fire, each holding a large piece of roasted meat in their hands, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was lively.
Ace looked at his companions with tears in his eyes. He suddenly raised the steak and shouted, "My companions! To the new world!"
Merry smiled and raised the meat in his hand: "Cheers, Captain!"
Everyone also raised the meat or wine in their hands.
"Tomorrow!"
“Cheers to every day!”
“Hahahahahaha…”
The joyful laughter was blown away by the sea breeze and drifted away with the aroma of meat.
The bonfire gradually grew lower and the meat on the grill was eaten up.
The beach became a big bed, filled with people lying in all directions, looking up at the stars and talking freely.
"I want to write awesome ocean adventure stories!"
“I want all children to have access to education!”
"I want to be the world's number one intelligence expert!"
"By the way, Captain, what about you?"
"As for me," Ace was silent for a moment, then he raised his hand, spread his five fingers, and grabbed at the brightest star in the night sky. His voice was still as arrogant as ever, "I want to gain the most amazing reputation, so great that the whole world knows of my existence!"
This is my proof of life.
"Wow! As expected of a captain, you can do it!"
"By then, our Spade Pirates will become the most powerful pirate group on the sea!"
"Aaaaaaaaa!!! It's exciting just thinking about it!"
"Hahahaha, that's settled then. Let's all work hard together!"
"good!!!"
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Before the Spade reached the shore, a blizzard hit it head-on.
The strong wind wrapped in large flakes of snow, raging in the air and pulling at the sail ropes.
Ganliu stood at the edge of the deck, his hood blown back by the strong wind. Snowflakes poured into his collar, causing him to shiver. "Are the Red Hair Pirates...really in this kind of place?"
Skarr said confidently, "Of course, don't underestimate my intelligence gathering capabilities."
"Now that we're here, let's go ashore and look for people." Ace tied his cloak and was still the first to jump off the boat.
The blizzard was extremely severe and the snow was up to our calves, making it difficult to move forward.
A circle of flames spread out from under Ace's feet, and the snow on the ground melted instantly.
Merry, Deuce, and the others wrapped their cloaks tightly and jumped off the deck.
Ace walked in the front, and every step he took caused a circle of fiery red ripples. Wherever he passed, the snow smiled, and a passage with residual warmth was spread across the snowfield.
Everyone hurried to catch up, and the fierce blizzard soon filled the passage behind them.
Ace quickly sensed an unusual temperature somewhere in the mountains. That must be the cave where the Red Hair Pirates were resting.
There was a fire burning in the cave, and the temperature was obviously higher than other places.
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The trainee crew member guarding the cave entrance hurried into the cave to report.
"Captain, the Spade Pirates are here!"
"The Spade Pirates?" Upon hearing this, Shanks pushed Griffin a little further away, a cold glint in his eyes. "The legendary super rookie wants to meet me?"
"No, no, you misunderstood. I'm not here to challenge you," Ace stopped in front of Shanks and quickly explained with a wave of his hand, "My brother often mentioned you. You are his savior. I came here to thank you."
Shanks put away Griffin and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Your brother?"
Ace bent down ninety degrees and bowed to express his gratitude: "Yes, thank you very much for taking care of Luffy in Windmill Village."
"Oh?" Shanks was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud: "I didn't expect Luffy actually has a brother, hahahaha, come over and warm yourself by the fire together."
Merry poked her head out from behind Ace and waved, "Shanks, Beckman, I'm back too!"
"oh!!!"
Shanks and Beckman, Jesus Bu and others behind him all lit up their eyes and smiled in surprise.
The cave suddenly became boiling.
"Merry! You finally came back!"
"Great! Let's have a party!"
"Ohhhh~ Party! Party!"
......
A blizzard was howling outside the cave, but it was very warm inside and filled with the aroma of wine and meat.
Ace, Shanks, Beckman and others sat in a circle, drinking, eating meat and chatting.
"Really? Is Luffy still clamoring to be the Pirate King?"
"That's his catchphrase. But unfortunately, I'll be the one to become Pirate King first."
"Hahahahahaha, you have ambition!"
On the other side, Meli was also surrounded by Gulishati, Uta and others.
"You said you'd come back after paying homage to Fishman Island, but you disappeared for several years!" Uta threw herself on Meli, put her arms around her neck, and said in feigned anger, "Tell me! Why did you come back only now? Why did you disappear for several years? Do you know how worried we were about you?"
Merry was dizzy from being shaken. He raised his hands and tentacles and begged for mercy in surrender: "I was wrong, I was wrong. I had a little accident on the way."
She briefly described her experience, and when she talked about being frozen by the Navy Admiral Aokiji, Gulishati's expression became a little complicated.
"Fortunately, there were no accidents."
"Yeah, I thought I was dead at that time."
"I'm glad you're back~ I'm glad you're back~"
"cheers!"
......
After three rounds of wine, the meat has five flavors.
Punch turned the empty barrel upside down on the ground and slapped the barrel with his bear-paw-like hands.
Boom boom boom—the drums exploded.
Mengshida picked up the clarinet, pressed it flexibly with his claws, and a light melody flowed out.
Uta spun around and her clear and melodious singing echoed in the cave.
"~~This sea is my dream~~"
The voice was like a spring hitting a rock, with a slightly cool magnetism, yet it warmed the heart.
The firelight swayed with the rhythm, reflecting the happy smiles on everyone's faces.
At this moment, all the wind, snow and troubles were diluted by the singing, leaving only joy.
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